Monday, November 28, 2016

Reitman Says More Ghostbusters in Development (Highly Doubtful)

Ivan Reitman on a recent podcast titled Mr. Wavvy answered a
question about Ghostbusters 2. He stated in his answer: “There’s going to be many other Ghostbusters movies, they’re just in
development right now.” Which sounds very positive when typed out. However,
when listening to the interview he sounded like he was simply trying to end the
interview as quickly as possible. It seemed very awkward, and saying things are
in development might as well mean nothing is happening at the moment.

I’m not opposed to more Ghostbusters movies, and it makes sense
for Reitman to try and keep promoting the brand since he owns the property. I
don’t think any Ghostbuster films are in active development. The rebooted film
from this year didn’t make enough money for the studio to greenlight a sequel
or any future projects. I liked the film, but didn’t love it. I wouldn’t mind
continuing the story with the characters introduced if they canned the awkward
cameos and focused more on a story. I also wouldn’t mind if they scrapped the
entire new universes and started over. Either scenario is probably years from
seeing the big screen.

I think Ghostbusters could be a successful franchise. The
property is beloved and it could be extended. It was a massive mistake not to
make this year’s movie a continuation of the story by having the characters
related to or admirers of the original team. This honestly was part of the
issue as to why many people didn’t want to see a reboot of the property. Yes, people
can still pop in the originals and watch them anytime, but most fans wanted
some continuation of that universe. There are of course those who simply hated
it because of the all-female cast, but there are many others who fall into the
former camp. They just wanted more Ghostbusters, but in a way that honored the originals
and kept them around.

Reitman can hope to sell and get other Ghostbuster projects
off the ground. I’m sure he has many ideas. Dan Aykroyd has floated numerous
over the years which never went anywhere as well. I hope we do eventually get
more Ghostbusters, because it’s a fantastic
story and concept. I love both original films (yes even the second) and enjoyed
the latest because it was simply more Ghostbusters. Hopefully the studio will eventually
let the property come back to the big screen, but it will more than likely be
stuck “in development” for many years to come.